With the moon currently waxing in the evening sky, we’re faced with the decision as to whether it’s actually worth going out and setting...
I’ve had a couple of brief but brilliant sessions recently, covering an incredible range of astronomical objects. The first, on the night of the...
As I described in an earlier piece, the Messier catalogue tends to be the starting point for many amateur astronomers. Most Messier objects are...
With Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter and Saturn being very obvious in the mornings at the moment, and with Jupiter, Mars and Saturn in opposition...
Binoculars are a key part of any stargazer’s equipment, and are greatly complement a telescope. The may not give the same high magnification of...
I thought I’d give a recap of some of the highlights of 2015. According to my observing log I had 33 sessions in 2015...
Leo Yet again, with the scarcity of observing opportunities lately, except for a brief but brilliant session with the local scouts group (I posted...
Wow! Last night (Tuesday the 8th) was spectacular. After weeks and weeks of full cloud, with only the occasional break, and these coinciding with...
I sat down on Saturday afternoon (21st of November) to write my latest astro piece with no idea what I was going to write...
Following on from a hugely successful summer of competing, which included a number of impressive appearances at the Litchfield GTROC / MLR Sprint Series and also...
